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the company's chairman on the san jose flight this morning told reporter he is had not spoken to the faa but he believes the plane is safe. review like this is rare. aviation analyst in seattle says the last one he can remember was in 1979. there results will be critical to boeing and 175,000 employees. of course, the flying public. bret? >> bret: dan springer live in seattle. thank you. one democrat from the live free or die state says freedoms of the small government advocates should be restricted. some blue language for green energy advocate al gore from his employees at current tv. my wife takes centrum silver. i've been on the fence about it. then i read an article about a study that looked at the long term health benefits of taking multivitamins. they used centrum silver for the study... so i guess my wife was right. [ male announcer ] centrum. always your most complete. using cloud computing and mobile technology, verizon innovators have developed a projective display for firefighters. allowing them to see through anything. because the world's biggest challenges deserve even bigge
the company's chairman on the san jose flight this morning told reporter he is had not spoken to the faa but he believes the plane is safe. review like this is rare. aviation analyst in seattle says the last one he can remember was in 1979. there results will be critical to boeing and 175,000 employees. of course, the flying public. bret? >> bret: dan springer live in seattle. thank you. one democrat from the live free or die state says freedoms of the small government advocates should be...
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quickly, faa, furloughs and the house voting today to move the money around. it's going to the president's desk. he hasn't signed it yet. >> the president loses. he wanted the big sequester reversal and he didn't get it. >> juan? >> if you're rich in this country, you can get congress to change its tune. >> correction of an idiocy was overdue and showed the president's cynicism in trying to get people to turn against republicans over this was a failure. >> bret: that is it for the panel. stay tuned to see the final moments of one of the toughest mountain races in the world [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? e carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. . we're all set to bundle your home and auto insurance together. i'll just press this, and you'll save on both. [bell dings] ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, llllet's get ready to bundlllllle... [ holding final syllable ] oh, yeah, sorry! let'
quickly, faa, furloughs and the house voting today to move the money around. it's going to the president's desk. he hasn't signed it yet. >> the president loses. he wanted the big sequester reversal and he didn't get it. >> juan? >> if you're rich in this country, you can get congress to change its tune. >> correction of an idiocy was overdue and showed the president's cynicism in trying to get people to turn against republicans over this was a failure. >> bret:...
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the faa tells fox business that the traffic isn't necessarily because of these automatic budget cuts that are laying off a number of employees. they are supposed to layoff -- furlough, excuse me not layoff, furlough anywhere between 15,000 air traffic controllers, they have to take a day off every couple of weeks. and the faa is actually being sued by the airline industry because they say it's a maxim packet the way that they have designed these particular cuts. the airlines say the way they are designed will cost them money. >> people make their plans long in advance, some people have vacation plans, if this starts to rollout the way the faa has said that it will, people are going to not be able to rebook in all cases. their summer vacation plans will be blown and that is a horrible position to put the traveling bub in. >> reporter: so here are the numbers. the budget of the faa every year $16 billion, cuts of $637 million to comply when what is known as the sequester the automatic budget cuts. air traffic controller furloughs should save them $200 million they say. the total number
the faa tells fox business that the traffic isn't necessarily because of these automatic budget cuts that are laying off a number of employees. they are supposed to layoff -- furlough, excuse me not layoff, furlough anywhere between 15,000 air traffic controllers, they have to take a day off every couple of weeks. and the faa is actually being sued by the airline industry because they say it's a maxim packet the way that they have designed these particular cuts. the airlines say the way they...
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bipartisan congressional effort to end faa furloughs has now now eased the sting of sequester for many americans. where might we feel the pain next. senior political analyst brit hume joins us tonight. >> now that congress has authorized the administration who reallocate end air traffic controller furloughs. some are saying the fight over the four spending cuts known as sequestration is basically over. don't bet oon it the administration did not want the flexibility congress has now given the f.a.a. indeed, back in february, when the spending cuts were taking effect, senate republicans proposed a bill to grant the president wide latitude in abortioning all the cuts so as to minimize the impact on the public. the president threatened to veto it. even though sequestration was his idea, he never wanted it. when it came, he wanted to undo it. though the amount of money is small this year $85 billion out of a nearly $4 trillion budget it does lower the baseline for computing future spending which means its impact will grow with time. that's why the president's solution to disruptions caused
bipartisan congressional effort to end faa furloughs has now now eased the sting of sequester for many americans. where might we feel the pain next. senior political analyst brit hume joins us tonight. >> now that congress has authorized the administration who reallocate end air traffic controller furloughs. some are saying the fight over the four spending cuts known as sequestration is basically over. don't bet oon it the administration did not want the flexibility congress has now given...
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lawmakers with remarkable speed passed and the president signed legislation letting the faa find savings in other accounts, put the controllers back to work. there's bipartisan agreement that the cuts known as sequester are strange military readiness, but the rest of the government overall has managed. >> most other agencies have very minimal effect and they found ways to move money around to prioritize from lower pots of spending and activities to things most needed. >> reporter: the justice department avoided furloughing fbi agents and prison staff when they discovered $350 million in unspent cash from programs that never started or ended under budget. homeland security sidestepped furloughing customs and border control and coast guard personnel not filling vacant jobs, cutting bonuses, postponing some maintenance programs. >> those sort of one time fixes are going to go away over time. some of the predictions we saw that haven't come true yet are still quite likely in the future. >> reporter: congress has three months until end of september to fund the government for next year, avoid
lawmakers with remarkable speed passed and the president signed legislation letting the faa find savings in other accounts, put the controllers back to work. there's bipartisan agreement that the cuts known as sequester are strange military readiness, but the rest of the government overall has managed. >> most other agencies have very minimal effect and they found ways to move money around to prioritize from lower pots of spending and activities to things most needed. >> reporter:...
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. >>> there have been two separate and serious battery problemsing the faa to ground the boeing dreamliner. critics argue the agency did not act fast enough to put the boeing plane on the ground. peter doocy on that live in washington. what is happening on this? 2011. >> the ntsb disassembled the faulty power unit or apu at about battery at the materials lab in d.c. and given us three updates what they found. the most relevant part of the most recent release from today is this. they say examination of the flight recorder data from the jalb 787 airplane indicate that the apu battery did not exceed its design the voltage of 32 volts. excess volt and did not cause the batteries to leak electrolyte fluid that started the fire in boston two weeks ago. the dreamliner is boeing's first new plane in two decades and they brag in their website it has unmatched fuel efficiency and composite materials make up more than half of its primary structure but governments worldwide have grounded these enormous aircrafts until the batteries are proven safe and officials say there is no other way to make these
. >>> there have been two separate and serious battery problemsing the faa to ground the boeing dreamliner. critics argue the agency did not act fast enough to put the boeing plane on the ground. peter doocy on that live in washington. what is happening on this? 2011. >> the ntsb disassembled the faulty power unit or apu at about battery at the materials lab in d.c. and given us three updates what they found. the most relevant part of the most recent release from today is this....
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., the faa closes airspace over watertown, massachusetts. logan airport remains open and open for now. bret, what is the expected develop mane we should likely see through washington throughout the day? it seems to me at the moment that police are pulling back. they're trying to figure out what happens next here in boston. as i say that, it's important to point out, we don't have cameras everywhere. and certainly we don't know what's happening outside of the view of the camera. >> that is exactly right. obviously much of boston, watertown, the surrounding areas still locked down. it is an armed and dangerous man. they're concerned about public safety. here in washington, people are being according to u.s. official and, headed to white house now to brief directly on latest developments to the boston bombings? we heard homeland security advisor had been keeping him up-to-date with all the details overnight. as i mentioned lawmakers are getting as much as they can too. the key thing, first of all, obviously as you talk about the public safety o
., the faa closes airspace over watertown, massachusetts. logan airport remains open and open for now. bret, what is the expected develop mane we should likely see through washington throughout the day? it seems to me at the moment that police are pulling back. they're trying to figure out what happens next here in boston. as i say that, it's important to point out, we don't have cameras everywhere. and certainly we don't know what's happening outside of the view of the camera. >> that is...
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>> reporter: faa analysts tell us these are politically chosen. these are hand picked. robert mark a commercial pilot and industry analyst. he tells us this president hasn't been friendly to aviation from the get-go. these particular cuts he believes were chosen to inconvenience the traveling public and turn up the heat on the opposition. jenna. jenna: mike tobin live at o'hare. thank you. jon: later this week a judge is expected to decide whether foxnews.com reporter jana winter will be called to testify and potentially go to jail for refusing to reveal her source for an exclusive story in the aftermath of last summer's movie theater massacre in colorado. in the days after james holmes allegedly killed 12 people inside that aurora theater, jana learned police recovered a notebook holmes sent to a psychiatrist. she investigated the tip and published the story. but holmes's defense attorneys say her source violated a gag order and they want to know who it is. talk about it with dan shore, former prosecutor and associate managing director at krol. esther pan niche is a cr
>> reporter: faa analysts tell us these are politically chosen. these are hand picked. robert mark a commercial pilot and industry analyst. he tells us this president hasn't been friendly to aviation from the get-go. these particular cuts he believes were chosen to inconvenience the traveling public and turn up the heat on the opposition. jenna. jenna: mike tobin live at o'hare. thank you. jon: later this week a judge is expected to decide whether foxnews.com reporter jana winter will be...
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>> i think the faa wants to assure the public this airplane has met the standards. they're putting together a team to look at it. none of these events look connected. any new aircraft faces these kinds of problems often. when the 777 was introduced, it had problems. it has flown 17 years without a fatality. the 1-380 had cracks in its wings, a very serious on contained engine failure. it is starting to look like a great airplane. new complex structures have problems. >> how we know these are beginning problems and not part of a bigger problem? >> we have to trust the system, and the united states has a very good track record in the introduction of airplanes. i looked it up today, there are almost a quarter million hours of faa supervision of this airplane as it was in the production line. boeing does not want to make any other manufacturer, they did not want to make an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars and see it questioned. i think the review is good. >> this airplane it relies almost exclusively on electrical signals. has this technology been tested an
>> i think the faa wants to assure the public this airplane has met the standards. they're putting together a team to look at it. none of these events look connected. any new aircraft faces these kinds of problems often. when the 777 was introduced, it had problems. it has flown 17 years without a fatality. the 1-380 had cracks in its wings, a very serious on contained engine failure. it is starting to look like a great airplane. new complex structures have problems. >> how we know...
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the faa has ordered a team of experts to scrutinize how it was assembled and manufactured. the emphasis will be on the plane's electrical systems which power nearly everything the dreamliner does. the planes will not be grounded during the review. >> i would have absolutely no reservation of boarding one of these planes and taking a flight. >> reporter: boeing plans to build 10 each month bypass the end of the year. >> faa technical experts logged some 200,000 hours testing in reviewing the design before it was ever certified. >>> new to america aeb second longest -- america's second longest war. afghanistan. the invasion came 11 years and 3 month bes ago. 2,174 americans have given their lives there. eighteen thousand have been wounded. and the war has cost $560 billion. but the end appears to be in sight. and it may come sooner than expected. >> president karzai updated me on the afghan government's road to peace. and we agreed this process should be advanced. >> reporter: prospects remain dim. and taliban fighting is not expected to let up. but the u.s. combat role will
the faa has ordered a team of experts to scrutinize how it was assembled and manufactured. the emphasis will be on the plane's electrical systems which power nearly everything the dreamliner does. the planes will not be grounded during the review. >> i would have absolutely no reservation of boarding one of these planes and taking a flight. >> reporter: boeing plans to build 10 each month bypass the end of the year. >> faa technical experts logged some 200,000 hours testing in...
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is that for the 47,000 employees at the faa? >> yes, it is for the 47,000 employees that would be subject to it. >> how many of those 47,000 employees are actually going to be furloughed? >> the vast majority of the 47,000 employees. the employees that work for some of the mandatory contract spending areas like the airport improvement program are not subject to it. a aip is subject to -- everything but aip is subject to furlough. >> how long would it take you to give me specificity on the questions we just ask? i appreciate you coming to testify, there are a lot of things to get prepared for. even have a plan, we would like to see it. we need to have specificity on most things we just went through. is that fair enough? what is of paramount time? >> we have some preliminary numbers now. we know that there will keep shifting. i will be happy to provide those by close of business today. >> thank you. i appreciate it. i yelled back. >> would you also include to the extent and you can any steps that could have or are anticipated bein
is that for the 47,000 employees at the faa? >> yes, it is for the 47,000 employees that would be subject to it. >> how many of those 47,000 employees are actually going to be furloughed? >> the vast majority of the 47,000 employees. the employees that work for some of the mandatory contract spending areas like the airport improvement program are not subject to it. a aip is subject to -- everything but aip is subject to furlough. >> how long would it take you to give me...
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you have a 3 1/2 mile faa advisesy over the city of watertown. no taxis are allowed to pick up anybody in boston the governor is asking everyone shelter in place obviously. the mbta which is our transit is not traveling anywhere. so right now everything is in lockdown. i'll tell you what, people get it. they understand what is at stake here. they understand that everybody throughout the world is watching and we need to give our law enforcement personnel the tools and the ability their jobs and do it well without worrying about any civilian casualties being part of this whole situation. jon: and they have done that job well. i mean, you know, from the minute the fbi released the photographs, i mean the responses to these various criminal events that took place in and around cambridge, boston, watertown, were met with an overwhelming response. >> yeah. jon: you've got all kinds of police aunl sis there up to and including the national guard. >> as a member of the national ard i'm keenly aware what their role is and their role is certainly to make s
you have a 3 1/2 mile faa advisesy over the city of watertown. no taxis are allowed to pick up anybody in boston the governor is asking everyone shelter in place obviously. the mbta which is our transit is not traveling anywhere. so right now everything is in lockdown. i'll tell you what, people get it. they understand what is at stake here. they understand that everybody throughout the world is watching and we need to give our law enforcement personnel the tools and the ability their jobs and...
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this morning, the faa announcing it is opening an investigation into the aircraft. and how it is made. that announcement comes as silicon valley welcomes its first dreamliner to the san jose airport. >> it arrived after 9:00 a.m. and in less than an hour it will take a new flight of passengers bound for tokyo. in about 25 minutes. nbc bay area's bob riddell is live with more. >> reporter: good morning, marla and laura. there was a ceremony that just wrapped up with the mayor, with the ambassador, u.s. ambassador to japan and the airport's make namesake. at gate 15 to kick off the inaugural flight. all nippon airways flight 1075, the first nonstop flight between here and tokyo to leave in about 30 minutes, the five day-a-week schedule is significant for several reasons. one is the plane itself. the boeing 787 dreamliner, this is the first time the bay area will have regular service with this new state-of-the-art aircraft. when it landed here from tokyo, just around two hours ago, you could tell it was different. the wings sweep upward and the engine noise is noticeab
this morning, the faa announcing it is opening an investigation into the aircraft. and how it is made. that announcement comes as silicon valley welcomes its first dreamliner to the san jose airport. >> it arrived after 9:00 a.m. and in less than an hour it will take a new flight of passengers bound for tokyo. in about 25 minutes. nbc bay area's bob riddell is live with more. >> reporter: good morning, marla and laura. there was a ceremony that just wrapped up with the mayor, with...
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effect on faa. faa is at this point, developing ofionalized implementation sweeps of nextgen program at many of the major airports around the country. involve bothives the air traffic controllers, the airports, as well as faa personnel. some of those initiatives had to be delayed or put on hold while the sequester was in place. at this point, we don't know how it is going to come out or what the congress is going to do with further sequestration. could also affect and delay the implementation of nextgen. host: we have about 15 minutes left with gerald dillingham. phone lines are open for your questions and comments about nextgen -- this effort to upgrade the u.s. aviation systems. joe is up next from flushing, new york. the jets taking off of runway 13 at laguardia have three -- four options to take off. -- safest one takes off over the faa are diverting the jets for baseballopen, games now, and they're going to a new climb called the flushing climb over densely populated areas. will nextgen pinpoin
effect on faa. faa is at this point, developing ofionalized implementation sweeps of nextgen program at many of the major airports around the country. involve bothives the air traffic controllers, the airports, as well as faa personnel. some of those initiatives had to be delayed or put on hold while the sequester was in place. at this point, we don't know how it is going to come out or what the congress is going to do with further sequestration. could also affect and delay the implementation...
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. >> what about the faa? right now the faa decides who has permits for a drone. they make the decision. the president has weighed in on that and told the faa to be sensitive to privacy concerns when giving new permits. what about the faa making that decision? >> i think the faa has a role, clearly, in things like deciding what is going to happen with information when it is collected, providing notice of what's drones are being flown and how. has athink congress central role in regulating itself, regulating the government. congress has got to be the one to decide how the police, how the fourth amendment should be interpreted. congress has a role in interpreting the constitution as well. you are constitutional uppe officers. i think congress's role housetrained central. ,> is the issue of drones has, up, they have said, let's revisit the whole concept of the fourth amendment, not just with drones but with all new technologies. what do you think about that? >> i certainly believe in expanding the fourth amendment. no question about that. i know you do as well. i thi
. >> what about the faa? right now the faa decides who has permits for a drone. they make the decision. the president has weighed in on that and told the faa to be sensitive to privacy concerns when giving new permits. what about the faa making that decision? >> i think the faa has a role, clearly, in things like deciding what is going to happen with information when it is collected, providing notice of what's drones are being flown and how. has athink congress central role in...
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the faa has been very careful not to sketch out a time line for it. boeing says it's cooperating with the review and has its experts working on it. i understand from people i talk to that boeing was quite resistant in the beginning to this idea but it remains to be seen what the faa comes up with. to some extent the faa is, indeed, reacting to public pressure and public concerns and so i'm not sure that the faa officials themselves at this point really know what direction they want to head in. they are going to look at the data and that could take i would say several months, at least. >> andy pasztor from the "the wall street journal", thank you. >> thank you. >> brown: this week provided a glimpse of the latest in technology and high-end gadgets at the annual consumer electronics show, which wrapped up today in las vegas. ray suarez is our guide. >> suarez: it's still one of the largest tech events of the year, even as many people buy their electronic toy from its apples and googles of the world. more than 150,000 people made the trek to las vegas th
the faa has been very careful not to sketch out a time line for it. boeing says it's cooperating with the review and has its experts working on it. i understand from people i talk to that boeing was quite resistant in the beginning to this idea but it remains to be seen what the faa comes up with. to some extent the faa is, indeed, reacting to public pressure and public concerns and so i'm not sure that the faa officials themselves at this point really know what direction they want to head in....
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i would encourage greater cooperation and communication between eight faa and can -- between the faa and congress. i do not know how you come up with a plan that you announce on friday the you are furloughing on sunday. it seems to me there would be much longer lead time to give airlines the greater ability to respond. the circumstance to find ourselves in it is surprising to me. and unnecessary. i would suggest a delayed by a demonstration to give congress -- give demonstration a chance to change their mind and congress a chance to respond. >> [inaudible] do you think the administration [inaudible] >> it is hard to attribute motives to people in the decisions they make. mece ray lahood indicated to that he would like to be helpful, but the administration opposed the amendment. his explanation was that we are only interested in long-term solutions, not short-term solutions. a very unsatisfactory answer when you are dealing with a particular resolution. the entire continuing resolution was how to fund the government from now until september 30 it. no satisfactory explanation for why d
i would encourage greater cooperation and communication between eight faa and can -- between the faa and congress. i do not know how you come up with a plan that you announce on friday the you are furloughing on sunday. it seems to me there would be much longer lead time to give airlines the greater ability to respond. the circumstance to find ourselves in it is surprising to me. and unnecessary. i would suggest a delayed by a demonstration to give congress -- give demonstration a chance to...
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and with the faa. and i think it will be sooner rather than later -- the tests will be completed in several days, and we'll all look at the data. and i have a high degree of confidence that that data will tell us and will tell the faa, who are the decision makers here, that the fix is what we need it to be, and we'll get this airplane back in service in due time. but it's, you know, this has been a difficult time for us. i mean, we've got this fabulous airplane that can -- and none of the promise of this airplane really has been diminished by this. why do i say that? because there's nothing about a battery that needed to be fixed that impacted the other things that make this a potential plane. and -- a special plane. whether it's the 20-30% improvement in operating costs of the you were a or the range or passenger confident of the airplane, all those things. as a matter of fact, we've taken some of the this time to sort of tighten up some things and just make sure we're in good shape as we get this bac
and with the faa. and i think it will be sooner rather than later -- the tests will be completed in several days, and we'll all look at the data. and i have a high degree of confidence that that data will tell us and will tell the faa, who are the decision makers here, that the fix is what we need it to be, and we'll get this airplane back in service in due time. but it's, you know, this has been a difficult time for us. i mean, we've got this fabulous airplane that can -- and none of the...
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from the faa, about what they see as a growing danger to modern aviation. >>> and a letter from jackie, seen for the first time, written to another woman who lost her husband to oswald's bullets that day in dallas, tonight, she shares her memory with tom brokaw. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. it was bad enough that a lot of bad behavior by big banks contributed to the great recession a few years back, sinking the finances of so many american families. it all started, of course, with the housing crisis and so many americans have been frustrated that it did not end with stiffer penalties for those who caused it. very few have paid any price at all for what went on. that changed in a big way today as jpmorgan has agreed to pay $13 billion to the federal government. that's the most money any company has ever paid to the feds. we begin there tonight with our justice correspondent, pete williams, at the justice department for us tonight. pete, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. and just to put this in perspective, what jpmorgan has agreed to pay is about three time
from the faa, about what they see as a growing danger to modern aviation. >>> and a letter from jackie, seen for the first time, written to another woman who lost her husband to oswald's bullets that day in dallas, tonight, she shares her memory with tom brokaw. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. it was bad enough that a lot of bad behavior by big banks contributed to the great recession a few years back, sinking the finances of so many american families....
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the faa wasn't focused on the flight. incredibly it was still looking for flight 11 which had crashed into tower one of the world trade center 45 minutes earlier. >> yes. there's definitely another aircraft that hit the tower. that's the latest report we have. i can try to confirm and i.d. for you, but i would assume he's somewhere over either new jersey or somewhere further south. >> okay. so american 11 isn't the hijack at all then, right? >> no, he is a hijack. >> american 11 is a hijack? >> yes. this could be a third aircraft. >> tape after tape played for the commission showed that communication between the faa, its air-traffic control centers, and the military was a mess. >> the technician who took this call from the faa immediately passed the word to the mission crew commander. he in turn reported to the battle commander. >> okay, american airlines is still airborne, 11, first guy. he's headed towards washington. okay. i think we need to scramble langley right now and i'm going to take the fighters from otis and tr
the faa wasn't focused on the flight. incredibly it was still looking for flight 11 which had crashed into tower one of the world trade center 45 minutes earlier. >> yes. there's definitely another aircraft that hit the tower. that's the latest report we have. i can try to confirm and i.d. for you, but i would assume he's somewhere over either new jersey or somewhere further south. >> okay. so american 11 isn't the hijack at all then, right? >> no, he is a hijack. >>...
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faa administrator said today the budget cuts are to blame. he cut outside contracts, training, over time and travel but it is not enough. >> the sequester is bad policy. forces us to take a series of what we call bad decisions. >> some members of congress accused the obama administration of creating a travel nightmare just to make a point. >>> researchers identified the voice of alexander gram bell for the first time. the recordings are held that smithsonian in washington. his voice was identified on a wax disk recording from 1885. alexander gram bell says hear my voice, alexander gram bell. >>> the big dig starts right here, we will take you 40 feet below this street where two drilling machines will help build the new central subway. >> fog is a real player in the forecast, tomorrow will really cool down, how much cooler? i will have the details. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to
faa administrator said today the budget cuts are to blame. he cut outside contracts, training, over time and travel but it is not enough. >> the sequester is bad policy. forces us to take a series of what we call bad decisions. >> some members of congress accused the obama administration of creating a travel nightmare just to make a point. >>> researchers identified the voice of alexander gram bell for the first time. the recordings are held that smithsonian in washington....
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faa's going to face a cut of roughly $600 million under sequester. a vast majority of the 47,000 employees will be furloughed for one day per pay period for the rest of the year. as importantly this will reduce air traffic levels across the country causing delays and disruption for all travelers. to your question, it's my understanding that yes, there will be a curtailment of service at low i could airports which typically reside in rural locations. so they will be impacted and feel the affect of the sequester. >> mr. carter, you mentioned that the air force plans to get facilities maintenance, projects by about half, including cuts to 189 projects at 55 installations in 26 states. do you have a list of -- >> absolutely i can provide you with that, that level of detail. the numbers are correct and i can give you exactly -- it's basically everywhere. >> very good. one of things i'm concerned about, the air force, if we do go into sequestration, i've heard that they may have to reduce their flying hours by as much as 18%, and very quickly, can you tell
faa's going to face a cut of roughly $600 million under sequester. a vast majority of the 47,000 employees will be furloughed for one day per pay period for the rest of the year. as importantly this will reduce air traffic levels across the country causing delays and disruption for all travelers. to your question, it's my understanding that yes, there will be a curtailment of service at low i could airports which typically reside in rural locations. so they will be impacted and feel the affect...
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the faa's role is safety. anything in the national air space has to be safe, regardless of manned or unmanned. that's the paramount and only responsibility. the faa in this point in time is not responsible for privacy. that's a different issue that either the supreme court or the homeland security or other agencies are going to have to determine as far as that concern goes, but the faa is, right now, identifying test sites, and those sites will be utilized to assure we have safety in anything that goes into the national air space, so once we achieve that, them you'll be able to understand that it's okay to fly these things and take all of the advantages that i highlighted. >> looking at this and saying, you know, setting ceiling caps, who goes where? >> yes, but it's worth noting that this is only for small uavs, not integrating large ones on the scale we talk about for commercial aviation, particularly cargo, so, everybody appointments to the september 2015 as some imagine call date, only it's actually a smal
the faa's role is safety. anything in the national air space has to be safe, regardless of manned or unmanned. that's the paramount and only responsibility. the faa in this point in time is not responsible for privacy. that's a different issue that either the supreme court or the homeland security or other agencies are going to have to determine as far as that concern goes, but the faa is, right now, identifying test sites, and those sites will be utilized to assure we have safety in anything...
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the airline industry says the faa's plan maximizes flight delays. >> we believe that the faa has the discretion not to furlough the air traffic controllers. they keep the planes in the air, get them to the ground and keep travelers moving, keep shipping moving and that's critical to our economy. >> congressional republicans charge the administration is structuring these cuts to worsen their impact. in a statement, congressman bill shuster the chairman of the house committee on transportation and freezing rain structure says quote the administration views the sequester as an attempt to score political points rather than address real issues and find real savings in a bloated federal bureaucracy. he points to sizeable increases in the faa's budget and continued spending on consultants and travel. the administration says the law requiring these cuts gives officials few options. >> furloughs cannot be avoided. 70% of the faa's operation's budget is personnel. the faa must furlough 47,000 employees up to 11 days between now and the end of the fiscal year. >> the replace cuts with other cut
the airline industry says the faa's plan maximizes flight delays. >> we believe that the faa has the discretion not to furlough the air traffic controllers. they keep the planes in the air, get them to the ground and keep travelers moving, keep shipping moving and that's critical to our economy. >> congressional republicans charge the administration is structuring these cuts to worsen their impact. in a statement, congressman bill shuster the chairman of the house committee on...
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the more important one is the grounding by the faa. boeing is working with the faa to clear it up as soon as possible. it's little too soon to say that's going to happen but the direction they're moving. here's why it's so important, tamron. look at the demand for the dreamliner amongst airlines. there are 57 what boeing calls customers and 95% of these are airlines. or companies that lease out airplanes. they have ordered 798 dreamliners that need to be built, 50 delivered and the expectation in the industry, tamron, for years after this backlog is built, by the end of the decade, you will see more dreamliners built so this is critical for bioing to get past this grounding as quickly as possible and get the dreamliner back in the air. >> back to what they believe is the problem here, the batteries, useded in airliner, can you give me more information on why they're focused there? >> reporter: well, the lithium ion batteries failed in boston and japan with the emergency landing and when they're looking at the batteries, did they fail b
the more important one is the grounding by the faa. boeing is working with the faa to clear it up as soon as possible. it's little too soon to say that's going to happen but the direction they're moving. here's why it's so important, tamron. look at the demand for the dreamliner amongst airlines. there are 57 what boeing calls customers and 95% of these are airlines. or companies that lease out airplanes. they have ordered 798 dreamliners that need to be built, 50 delivered and the expectation...
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it did have an effect on faa. faa is at this point, developing regionalized implementation of sweeps of nextgen program at many of the major airports around the country. these initiatives involve both the air traffic controllers, the airports, as well as faa personnel. some of those initiatives had to be delayed or put on hold while the sequester was in place. at this point, we don't know how it is going to come out or what the congress is going to do with further sequestration. impacts on faa could also affect and delay the implementation of nextgen. host: we have about 15 minutes left with gerald dillingham. phone lines are open for your questions and comments about nextgen -- this effort to upgrade the u.s. aviation systems. joe is up next from flushing, new york. caller: the jets taking off of runway 13 at laguardia have three -- four options to take off. the safest one is the whitestone climb. it takes off over the sparsely populated park during take off. the faa are diverting the jets for the u.s. open, for
it did have an effect on faa. faa is at this point, developing regionalized implementation of sweeps of nextgen program at many of the major airports around the country. these initiatives involve both the air traffic controllers, the airports, as well as faa personnel. some of those initiatives had to be delayed or put on hold while the sequester was in place. at this point, we don't know how it is going to come out or what the congress is going to do with further sequestration. impacts on faa...
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hey met with faa administrators in hopes of getting the 787s in the sky. the entire fleet is browned for months and appears they won't be cleared for flight until april. the dreamliners were plagued with battery problems, fuel leaks and brake problems. >> the airplanes behaveed properly and performed up to airline's expectations. we have a battery issue and kept know what that is and they can't replicate it. so they bite off more than they can chew. >> investigators blame the oil leak by an improper paint job that led to a switch not working directly. a poor taping job led to cracks in glass and a faulty park led to braking problems. the authorities are still looking into the battery issue. >>> d.c. shalls want the fbi to stay in the district so they're pitching a new headquarters in popular point. the park area near the anacostia and 11th street bridge is 110 acres, only has about a 40-acre spree. the fbi wants that much to consolidate offices into a central local. the district wants to be kept in the city to reap the rewards of jobs and revenue. >>> a bo
hey met with faa administrators in hopes of getting the 787s in the sky. the entire fleet is browned for months and appears they won't be cleared for flight until april. the dreamliners were plagued with battery problems, fuel leaks and brake problems. >> the airplanes behaveed properly and performed up to airline's expectations. we have a battery issue and kept know what that is and they can't replicate it. so they bite off more than they can chew. >> investigators blame the oil...
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rick: new troubles in the skies as the faa orders insfebss for boeing 737 airplanes. the agency's directive calls for examining the jet's tail for potentially faulty part that could cause pilots to lose control of the aircraft. all of this comes days after a boeing 737 for lion air in indonesia missed runway when landing on the resort island of bali. miraculously everybody on board survived. an investigation into the cause of the accident is underway. peter goelz is former director of the national transportation safety board. easy for me to say. so, peter, this is just a coincidence that these inspections are taking place. nothing to do with the crash in bali? >> it is just a coincidence. in bali the they're now looking at whether a violent squall was located right off the end of the runway and that the plane might have flown into a very severe wind shear. they're recovering the black boxes. they have got one. they will get the second today. we'll know pretty shortly what happened in bally. rick: the footage there unbelievable. we should mention lion air does not have
rick: new troubles in the skies as the faa orders insfebss for boeing 737 airplanes. the agency's directive calls for examining the jet's tail for potentially faulty part that could cause pilots to lose control of the aircraft. all of this comes days after a boeing 737 for lion air in indonesia missed runway when landing on the resort island of bali. miraculously everybody on board survived. an investigation into the cause of the accident is underway. peter goelz is former director of the...
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i don't know what else you would say. >> the faa administrator responded sag the faa values the role of general aviation and understands its importance to our nation. the the current budget environment is requiring us to make difficult budget decisions. pilots say the faa is making political decisions encouraged by an administration they say is unfriendly to aviation, the president who likes see pilots are privileged people who can afford planes, and pilots say they already pay the cost of air traffic controllers with the extra tax on aviation fuel. >> have a good time. thank you, mike. >> a new jobs report appears to be good news but look deeper and there's a cause for concern. i'm checking out the jetta. 34 hwy mpg. check. no-charge scheduled maintenance. check. and here's the kicker... 0% apr for 60 months. and who got it? this guy. and who got it? this guy. and who got it? this guy. that's right... [ male announcer ] it's the car you won't stop talking about. ever. hurry in to the volkswagen best. thing. ever. event. and get 0% apr for 60 mohs, now until september 3rd. that's the
i don't know what else you would say. >> the faa administrator responded sag the faa values the role of general aviation and understands its importance to our nation. the the current budget environment is requiring us to make difficult budget decisions. pilots say the faa is making political decisions encouraged by an administration they say is unfriendly to aviation, the president who likes see pilots are privileged people who can afford planes, and pilots say they already pay the cost...
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were going to have to furlough faa agents. the fact you know that information in the agency had dozens of the problem. >> if i may, the single largest faa conference part of the department is safety training for air traffic controllers. >> i'm not saying some of them aren't important. let me move quickly if i can. mr. miller, do you know how many conferences you sent employers to last year? >> it was roughly -- >> there's no roughly to it. how many did you go to? time, 49? >> below 49. >> ms. tighe coming to know how many it was? cheat of the costs for travel conferences? >> review the cause in earlier submissions to the senate, but i don't have that off the top of my head. >> to know how much the department of education and the comets as last year? >> about $10 million. the largest caiman -- >> , and employees to have? >> 4400. >> how many of the department of transportation? >> 55,000. that's amazing. instead of having the secretaries of the federal agencies scaring the american people, maybe cut back on conferences and achi
were going to have to furlough faa agents. the fact you know that information in the agency had dozens of the problem. >> if i may, the single largest faa conference part of the department is safety training for air traffic controllers. >> i'm not saying some of them aren't important. let me move quickly if i can. mr. miller, do you know how many conferences you sent employers to last year? >> it was roughly -- >> there's no roughly to it. how many did you go to? time,...
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remains to be seen if the faa could verify all of their planes before then. but airlines are definitely ready to jump on board with this. >> all right. chris, good to see you. chris lawrence there at the airport. >> i'm going to be on a delta flight tomorrow. i'll try it out and see. >> you'll be there. >> president obama's popularity not faring well. this is amid the website fail uu uu failures. the rating at an all-time low. 42% of americans approve of the job he's doing. that is down 5% from earlier this month. 51% disapprove the republican party also at an all-time low. nobody comes out of this smelling like rose mz just 22% say they approve of the gop. 53% have a negative view. >> people still trying to logon to the obama care website, they saw the same frustrating mess e message, the system is down. even vice president joe biden says he didn't bother trying to log on because it was clear he actually wouldn't get online. but the site now back up later. the administration making a lot of apologies for all of the mistakes, all of these launch problems, sin
remains to be seen if the faa could verify all of their planes before then. but airlines are definitely ready to jump on board with this. >> all right. chris, good to see you. chris lawrence there at the airport. >> i'm going to be on a delta flight tomorrow. i'll try it out and see. >> you'll be there. >> president obama's popularity not faring well. this is amid the website fail uu uu failures. the rating at an all-time low. 42% of americans approve of the job he's...
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the faa says both incidents involved jetblue and both happened shortly after takeoff. on saturday a flight bound for the dominican republic return after hitting a flock. yesterday a flight bound for the bahamas hit some birds. passengers resumed their trip on different planes but more incidents. martha: well, long lines and vaccine shortages are reported across the country as panicked americans flood into flu clinics as this deadly outbreak continues to spread. in boston where officials delayed -- declared a public health emergency, some people waited two hours in line to get a health shot. look at this. more than 6,000 people got vaccinated at free clinics. the centers for disease control says the flu shot is 62% effective. that is a little down from what they said originally. dr. marc siegel, member of fox news medical a-team and significant part of it and with the nyu langone medical center. >> good morning, martha. martha: what will we do about this? what about the vaccines and how many are out there and what should they do to get one? >> first of all, vaccine is p
the faa says both incidents involved jetblue and both happened shortly after takeoff. on saturday a flight bound for the dominican republic return after hitting a flock. yesterday a flight bound for the bahamas hit some birds. passengers resumed their trip on different planes but more incidents. martha: well, long lines and vaccine shortages are reported across the country as panicked americans flood into flu clinics as this deadly outbreak continues to spread. in boston where officials delayed...
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. >>> coming up in the next half hour, new information released just this morning from the faa. on why the agency is taking a close look at the safety of boeing 787s. >>> and new divide lines for a popular drug millions of people take. why it applies to women only. >>> and storm team4 meterologist tom kierein is back and he changes to the weekend forecast is 70 degrees still a >>> a man is in custody two days after escaping from a hospital ward in tacoma park. the 27-year-old turned himself into police this morning many rockville and he escaped wednesday from washington adventist hospital and police were on heightened alert because he's considered dangerous. >>> the faa is look closely at boeing's newest and most hi-tech jetliners and they are reviewing key systems on the 787 known as the dreamliner. the plane's electrical system the phone focus. m melissa mollet has more with the investigation. >> two more problems were reported today bringing the total number of incidents to five this week alone. a review like this one is unusual and was initiated after problem with the plane'
. >>> coming up in the next half hour, new information released just this morning from the faa. on why the agency is taking a close look at the safety of boeing 787s. >>> and new divide lines for a popular drug millions of people take. why it applies to women only. >>> and storm team4 meterologist tom kierein is back and he changes to the weekend forecast is 70 degrees still a >>> a man is in custody two days after escaping from a hospital ward in tacoma...
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the faa has grounded all 50 boeing dreamliners now in service after incidents with two japanese-owned jets. it has cost the airlines tens of millions of dollars to date. martha: so is the realities of obamacare start to sink in young people it turns out will end up seeing the biggest spike in what they have to pay to get coverage. president obama of course got a lot of support from these younger voters on this because it was so popular that folks could stay on their parents plan until the age of 26 because they have those gap years after college and they would be covered but then after that year passes, when they turn 20 7:00 they're finding out they have to buy their own insurance or might have to pay a fine to make up for lower prices paid by older people. so that burden goes to younger folks to pay for some older people in our population. what about for companies? because right now it costs more than $5600 to cover an employee. that is a stark reality for a lot of companies. the penalty for not covering them is 2 thou. so you do the math and you think about how companies will make
the faa has grounded all 50 boeing dreamliners now in service after incidents with two japanese-owned jets. it has cost the airlines tens of millions of dollars to date. martha: so is the realities of obamacare start to sink in young people it turns out will end up seeing the biggest spike in what they have to pay to get coverage. president obama of course got a lot of support from these younger voters on this because it was so popular that folks could stay on their parents plan until the age...
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and now the faa stepping in, those planes aren't going to fly. when they do start flying you have the choice of what equipment you whatnot to book, and if you have a profile with a local travel agent you work with, because they book 60% of the international airline tickets -- you can instruct them to book away from that air craft. >> what happens -- you're at the airport, the plane you have is having mechanical problems, they roll one the from somewhere, you're on this 787 but you don't want to be but you don't want to be at the airport overnight. >> so you either suck it up and go. i'd just go. i'm going. i'm comfortable. i think the plane has been flying for six or seven years in terms of testing. now rolled out a year ago and already flown a million passengers, crazy number of peaks. so, yeah, this is an issue. >> didn't like this to the degree -- i know a lot of it has to do with the fact that so many will be rolled out so soon; right. >> seems like a lot of weird stuff. >> it's disconcerting but seemss to be isolated to the batteries, and th
and now the faa stepping in, those planes aren't going to fly. when they do start flying you have the choice of what equipment you whatnot to book, and if you have a profile with a local travel agent you work with, because they book 60% of the international airline tickets -- you can instruct them to book away from that air craft. >> what happens -- you're at the airport, the plane you have is having mechanical problems, they roll one the from somewhere, you're on this 787 but you don't...
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air traffic could get back to normal after they ends the furloughs of the faa. how bay area airports are affected by the staffing changes. alex? >> reporter: passengers i talked to are pleased that congress worked out a deal that would put the air traffic controllers back to work full time. i touched base with the duty manager here at sfo. he said the delays they are he seeing is between 15 to 30 minutes and it is due to runway construction and not faa saving levels. especially up in the control tower. faa began to furlough air traffic controllers at major airports and what that meant, planes were taking off and landing less often. they were the result of sequestration, the federal across the board sting cuts. the faa announced it was suspending all employee furloughs after congress rushed through a bill that allowed the department of transportation to shift around $250 million to get air traffic controllers back on the job. >> i wish congress was speedy on working on other things like that: had he them take one day off every other week and amounted to a 10% cut
air traffic could get back to normal after they ends the furloughs of the faa. how bay area airports are affected by the staffing changes. alex? >> reporter: passengers i talked to are pleased that congress worked out a deal that would put the air traffic controllers back to work full time. i touched base with the duty manager here at sfo. he said the delays they are he seeing is between 15 to 30 minutes and it is due to runway construction and not faa saving levels. especially up in the...
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is the faa over reacting to this problem? former u.s. department of transportation inspector general mary shea of low, an aviation attorney. is this justified? >> yes it is. when they have several incidents going on over several months that is typical of a new aircraft model, now they have had two dangerous events with this battery and in the aviation world two events is a trend. the a is not overreacting and did boeing a little bit of a favor and that they limited after this battery an electrical problem. once boeing shows the safeway to do this or maybe changes the battery maybe these batteries were simply defective, once boeing fixes this problem the plane comply again. the faa did not take a broad pointing action to ground it. cheryl: direct quote, release of flammable electrolyte damage, smoke, resulting from those incidents is dangerous. one of these batteries in the dreamliner directly underneath the cockpit. that is a problem. the concern of how with regard to bowling and the aircraft itself is the faa and the government self reg
is the faa over reacting to this problem? former u.s. department of transportation inspector general mary shea of low, an aviation attorney. is this justified? >> yes it is. when they have several incidents going on over several months that is typical of a new aircraft model, now they have had two dangerous events with this battery and in the aviation world two events is a trend. the a is not overreacting and did boeing a little bit of a favor and that they limited after this battery an...
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the faa announced a comprehensive review of the dreamliner after a string of five serious incidents in five days last week. let's talk about with peter goelz, former managing director of the national transportation safety board. it is a brand new airplane. it's a huge component of boeing's future and boeing frankly is a big component of this nation's exports. how big of a problem is this? just teething pains, peter, or something more serious? >> well, i think it its concerning but i don't think it is something that, you know, that is going to rat the company or rattle the industry. all new aircraft, virtually all, have, as you said, teeth teething problems. the a380, the airbus super-jumbo, was grounded by quantas for almost three weeks shortly after they introduced it for wing crabs. so these kinds of problems need to be addressed. they are being addressed but i don't think it will be a game-changer for boeing. jon: airbus is boeing's biggest competitor. they went with the a380. that is their new generation plane. it is monter rouse, it has double decks and flies hundreds of people. t
the faa announced a comprehensive review of the dreamliner after a string of five serious incidents in five days last week. let's talk about with peter goelz, former managing director of the national transportation safety board. it is a brand new airplane. it's a huge component of boeing's future and boeing frankly is a big component of this nation's exports. how big of a problem is this? just teething pains, peter, or something more serious? >> well, i think it its concerning but i don't...
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the faa was forced to furlough 13,000 as part of the $85 billion in automatic spending cuts. one person is dead, six are recovering after a violent crash in the south bay. it happened about 11:30 last night. near highway 85. the driver of this truck rear-ended another car, lost control, and collided with another car before rolling on its side. the driver was partly ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. six people in the two other cars involved were taken to the hospital. they are expected to be okay. police say they don't know the cause of the crash but the driver of the truck was speeding. >> some children in one community in san jose are selling lemonade to raise money for the victims of a car crash in their neighborhood this week. the crash sent four people to the hospital including a 40-year-old mother after an out-of-control car slammed through a home. fund-raiser you see in front of the high school was started by a 12-year-old who is trying to raise a few hundred dollars to help a family she never met. >> i felt so bad so i told my mom i'd rather use my birthday mon
the faa was forced to furlough 13,000 as part of the $85 billion in automatic spending cuts. one person is dead, six are recovering after a violent crash in the south bay. it happened about 11:30 last night. near highway 85. the driver of this truck rear-ended another car, lost control, and collided with another car before rolling on its side. the driver was partly ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. six people in the two other cars involved were taken to the hospital. they are expected...
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if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to because of theat inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word "balance." just say you're going to raise taxes. say i willy to continue with a balanced approach. i think that is the right approach. 40,000 ,000 of the employees at the faa are air- traffic controllers. most of the employees at the faa are subject to this furlough. that is because of the inflexibility of the sequestration law. host: lewis from maryland. caller: thank you for taking my call. tohought they were going control the air traffic by satellite and the gps system. would this given some time with the changes you have now and the number of air traffic controllers being laid off. could they go to a satellite gps system?
if there was a line item at the faa, the faa was still have to because of theat inflexibility of the sequestration law. that shows the sequestration is a bad approach. we to replace it with something more long term. host: martin, a republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. of the employees of the faa are air traffic controllers. and that their budget this year is larger after the budget. i will wait for that common. stop using the code word "balance." just say...
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the sequester is a good example, the faa issue is a good example. you'll recall that even as recently as my campaign republicans were saying sequester is terrible. this is a disaster. it is going to be disasterous to the economy. then when it was determined that doing something about it might mean we close some tax loopholes for the wealthy and connected then they said, you know what. we'll take the sequester. the president is crying wolf, he's chicken little. the sequester no problem. the white house tours, this is terrible. how could we let that happen. what are we going to do about the delays at airports. despite the fact that a lot of members of congress were suggesting that somehow the sequester was a victory for them and this wouldn't hurt the economy, what we now know is what i warned earlier and what jay warned is happening. it's slowed our growth. it's resulted in people being thrown out of work and it's hurting focuses all across the country. the fact that congress responded to the short term problem of flight delays by giving us the optio
the sequester is a good example, the faa issue is a good example. you'll recall that even as recently as my campaign republicans were saying sequester is terrible. this is a disaster. it is going to be disasterous to the economy. then when it was determined that doing something about it might mean we close some tax loopholes for the wealthy and connected then they said, you know what. we'll take the sequester. the president is crying wolf, he's chicken little. the sequester no problem. the...